When someone beats a rug,the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.
~ Jalaluddin Rumi
Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?
~ Jane Nelsen
Nobody should be whipped. Remember that, once and for all. Neither man nor animal can be influenced by anything but suggestion.
~ Mikhail Bulgakov
I ...understand how a parent might hit a child- it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't.
~ Jodi Picoult
